Empowering you to lead a joyful and creative life

Sometimes all you need is a different perspective to get some good ideas.

Think Backwards

In the early 60’s the FCC was concerned that some of the quiz shows had supplied contestants the answers (remember the movie the Quiz Show?)

Julann and Merv Griffin were on a plane to New York and she suggested that they give the contestants the answers and they guess the questions.  They had their concept of the show by the time the plane landed.  Jeopardy has been on the air since 1962.

Begin with the End

Think about what you want to accomplish and write down the end result as if it has happened.

For example, let’s say you want to write a book.

Write a book from the end or write the back cover first with the kinds of quotes people would say about your book  which gives you insight into what you want to write.

What are you working on now?  How might you start at the end?

P.S. In case you are wondering, the photo was taken at a wonderful garden design show we went to when we were in France a couple years ago and it is an etched shovel.

I don’t know about you, but I can never get too much inspiration.

I think we all need to have our dreams and aspirations reaffirmed because it can be way too easy to come up with reasons that lead you away.

You are too busy.
You don’t know enough.
You can’t compete with what is already out there.
Who are you to think you can do it.
Oh, it’s just a silly idea.

The harder road is to keep going. Keep plugging away, even when you aren’t sure where it’s going. Even when you don’t know what you are doing.

Because your heart tugs at you to be yourself, to do things your own way. You would think that is easy but it’s not.

We are all so conditioned to compare ourselves and to think we aren’t enough.

I found this video on U-tube through Kelly Rae Roberts, a talented mixed media artist.

Kelly Corrigan, best selling author of Lift and The Middle Place has these inspiring words for all of us. Take 4 minutes to be inspired today.

“Life is too short for you to be the caretaker of the wrong details.”

Alexandra Stoddard

This quote is one that hits home when you think about using your time, money, energy and other resources doing things that don’t inspire you.

Like maybe you have a lot of cool stuff, like art supplies, but you’ve got so much that you only spend time shuffling it around and never spend time actually using them.

Or maybe you always say yes to every request that comes your way and you want to help but resent not having any time left to do the things that bring you joy.

Maybe you feel like you are on a runaway train headed in the wrong direction. I remember feeling that way when my husband and I started a jewelry import business. I wanted it to be a transitional business as I started creating my own jewelry.

Sometimes it might just take a step back to get a better perspective and simply refocus your energy.

When you continually take small steps in getting the details of your life closer and closer to what you really want, the happier you’ll be.